Unravelling the idea of women and men as opposites living planets apart, it was an
'own goal', she stated, for feminists to ban from their ranks a vast number of potential
recruits - men.

One of the first books to bring central feminist concerns into the realm of human
rights, Lee writes: 'The blind side of Eden is a place where north/south, east/west,
white/black, male/female and culture/nature are divided.'

She demonstrates that systems of control like religious myths and ultra right-wing
politics are the real culprits of a segregated world.

Reviews

‘The Blind Side of Eden should be read by everybody.’

Nigella Lawson

‘Hard-hitting... determinedly down to earth and irresistibly humorous.’

Janet Barron, New Statesman

‘The Blind Side of Eden is bound to cause waves, not least because of its passionate
fluency... It is a stimulating argument’